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    Can't Forget About You
    Naughton Studio
    World Premiere of new comedy by Lyric's former Playwright-in-Residence David Ireland
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    Billy is back in Belfast
    Danske Bank Stage
    The Lyric is delighted to produce Love, Billy, the latest Billy Play by Graham Reid. From 1 - 25 May.
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    Happy 2nd Birthday Lyric
    The cast of Lyric's latest production, Love, Billy, celebrate Lyric's birthday. Read about the highlights of the theatre's first two years since reopening on and off-stage.
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    View our Spring Season Online
    Save the trees! Click on the link below to view our spring season 2013 online.
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    Gift Vouchers
    Why not treat someone special to theatre vouchers?
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    Theatre Tours
    Enjoy a backstage tour of the new building and get a glimpse of what goes on behind-the-scenes in a producing theatre
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    Danske Bank Lyric Leads
    The Danske Bank Lyric Leads programme allows Danske Bank staff with a love of theatre to get really involved

Lyric toasts Belfast City

2013 marks 400 years since Belfast was founded and to mark the anniversary, the Lyric Theatre is producing a season of plays that captures the spirit of the city. There could be no better quartet of writers to document the city's evolution than St John Ervine, Graham Reid, Marie Jones and David Ireland, each with their own voice and perspective on Belfast past and present. The four plays chosen for the Lyric’s Tales of the City season have characters and stories firmly rooted in Belfast but the themes are universal. At the heart of each play is a family story that resonates with audiences both at home and further afield.

For more info and to book click here.

Photo Gallery

  • Jimmy Ellis in front of his portrait by Colin Davidson
  • Jimmy Ellis with Tracey Lynch from the cast
  • Maurice Hayes, his daughter Maggie Hayes from the cast, Jimmy Ellis and Joan Hayes
  • Tim Loane and Conleth Hill
  • Simon Callow beside his portrait
  • Janet Robinson, actor Dominic Thorburn and Sophie Robinson
  • The Man Jesus playwright Matthew Hurt and director Joseph Alford
  • Lyric Artistic Director Richard Croxford with Simon Callow
  • The Seafarer
  • The Seafarer
  • The Seafarer
  • The Seafarer
  • Mixed Marriage
  • Mixed Marriage
  • Mixed Marriage
  • Mixed Marriage
  • Cast of Mixed Marriage Karen Hassan and Katie Tumelty with Simon Callow
  • Simon Callow
  • Playwrights Graham Reid and Marie Jones with Simon Callow
  • Young actors meet Simon Callow
  • Jimmy Fay directs
  • Brian Markey
  • Marty Maguire
  • Katie Tumelty
  • David Ford All, Alban Maginness SDLP, Basil McCrea UUP and Chris Lyttle All
  • David Gordon with Michelle Gildernew MP and her husband Jimmy
  • Jim Shannon MP with Lyric Chairman Mark Carruthers, his wife Alison Carruthers and Lyric Chief Executive Ciaran McAuley
  • Belfast City councillor Gerry McCabe SF and his wife Sharon

Video Gallery

Macbeth
Branagh and Brydon bring laughter to the Lyric
Simon Callow celebrates opening weekend at Lyric
Watch a timelapse video of the main auditorium being built

Lyric News

  • 17 May 2013
    Lyric nurtures acting talent on stage and screen  
    Move over Scandinavia - Northern Ireland is fast becoming the new hotbed for exciting TV drama from HBO's hit series Game of Thrones to BBC2's The Fall - and among the casts are many familiar faces from the local stage.

Lyric Blog

  • 10 May 2013
    Hot stuff at the Lyric
    Summer is nearly upon us and despite the rain, temperatures are rising. No more so than in rehearsals at the Lyric Theatre. The hottest ticket this season will be for new romantic comedy Can't Forget About You which premieres on 23 May.